How to count the pages of a PDF
- Select Choose files or drop one or more PDFs on the box.
- Read the result under each file. It appears in a second or two.
- Select Copy to copy the details, or Download to save them as a text file.
What the report shows
- Pages: the exact number of pages.
- PDF version: for example 1.4 or 1.7, which tells you how recent the format is.
- Encrypted: whether the file is password protected.
- File size in bytes, and the title and producer program if the file names them.
- Page sizes: each run of identical pages, such as
Pages 1-3: 595 x 842 pt, 210 x 297 mm (A4, portrait).
Sizes take page rotation into account, so a page turned sideways is reported as landscape.
Why page size matters
Print shops price by page count and paper size, and a PDF that mixes A4 with Letter or landscape slides can cause surprises. Seeing sizes in points and millimeters tells you at once if a file is A4, Letter or something else. The tool also finds the odd page: a long run of A4 pages with a single Letter page shows up as a separate line.
Points, inches and millimeters
PDF pages are measured in points, where 72 points make one inch. An A4 page is about 595 by 842 points and a US Letter page is 612 by 792. The report gives both points and millimeters, so you can compare with a printer’s requirements without doing the sums yourself. Tiny differences of a point or two are normal, and the paper name is shown when the size is within that tolerance.
Good uses
Checking assignments against a page limit, quoting a print job, confirming a scan has every sheet, or verifying a file before you split it.
Tips
- Need the words as well? Use PDF to text, which marks each page.
- Remove extra pages with Delete PDF pages.
- Join several files with Merge PDF and count the total afterwards.
Reading happens on your device, so the document is never uploaded.